Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-12-31
60 SEIZE
4 HISTORY OF ADVENTURE.
BY II. RIDER HAGGARD.

surely thou art not afraid" called this
strange creature in a lull of the gale. from
where she stood poised like q bird, on the
highest pointof the rocking-stone. Make
then way for Kallikrates."
This settled me: ii is better to fall down
n pre1ipicc and die than he laughed Mt by
such a woman: SO / clinched my teeth. and
IN another instant | was on that horrible,
narrow, bending plank. with bottomless
space beneath and around me. / have al
ways hated a great height, but never be-
fore did | realize the fun horrors OF which
such a position is capable. Oh, the sick
ening sensation OF that yielding board rest
IN on the we moving supports, | grew
dizzy, and thought that | must fall; my
spine crCUt; IL seemed to me hat | was
falling. aGd my delight ut finding myself
sprawling upon that stone. which rose and
fell beneath me like Il boat III n swell. can
not be EXPRESSED III words. All | n is
that hrig fly, but earnestly enough, | thank
ed Providence for preserving me SO far.
Their came i.eo'S turn, aud, though he
looked rather queer. he came across like a
rope-danccr. Ayesha stretched out her
E.and ID clasp his own and | heaai her
mllrmur; "Bravely done. my lOve-brGye-
~ done! The old Greea spirit lives in thee
yeti
And now only poor Job remained on the
further side of the gulf. He crept up TO
the plank. and yelled ont: Il can't do it,,
pa I iAsN AtAsA Az fHiAAN - NNoAA DltAAAs
You must ! said. YOU must, job:
It's rs easy rs catcaiug tiies.' | suppose
that ! said this to satisfy my conscience
because, expression conveys n wonderful
idea Of faCititY-GS n matter Of fact, ! know
no more difficult operation in the whole
world than catching lics-that is. in warm
weather, when they have al their faculties
unless. indeed, II is catCaing mosquitoes.
Il can't, sir can't, indeed
let the man come, or let him stop and
perish there. Src, the light is dying. IN
a minute ii Will be gone said Ayesha.
looked. She was right. The sun vas
passing below the level of the hole or cleft
In the precipice through which the ray
came.
IF YOU stop there, job, you will die
alone | hallooed; the light is going"
Come, be a man, job, roared Leo, it's
quite easy"
Thus adiured, the miserable Job, with. j
think. the most awful yell that ! ever
heard. pYccipitatcd himself face downward
on the plank dld not dare, s;nallblame
30 him, 10 try 90 walk IL, and commenced
10 draw himself across in little jerks, his
poo leg. hanging down on either side into
the U~CtuiU4lcss beneath.
Ills violent Jerks m The frail board made
the great stone, which was only balanced
on p few inches of rock, o~scill9te in q most
SickeninG manner, n TO make matters
worse, the lying ray OF lurid light sudden
~ went our Jl5i ~ llou4l IL lallp nhu Dctl
cXtinguiaAcd IN a CUrtaincd room, leaving
the whole bowling Wilderness of air in
blackuuSs.
Come on, job, for Gods sake | shout
ed. in an agony OF fear, while the stoae,
gathering motion with every swing, rocked
50 violently that it was difficult 10 hang on
20 il. 1t was a truly awful position.
Lord have mercy GA mc!' haliooed poor
Job from the darHness. 'Oh. the plank's
slipping,' and heard a violent struggle,
and thought that he vas gone.
Bat just at that moment his OutstretChed
haud, claSp,ng in agony ut the air, met
my own, and naulcG-ah, now | did haul,
putting our ali the strength that IL has
pleased Providence 70 give me IN such
abundancr-and TO my JOY IN another
minute job Was gasplng on the rock beside
me. But the planA, / felt it slip, and
heard il knock against "a projecting knob
of rock, and il WAS some.
Greet Haayensy' ! exclaimed. 'uow
az We GOIuG - get D.CE;''
"Idon't know" answered Leo, QUITO the
gloom. "'Su1icient TO the day IS the evil
thereof lam thankful enough TO be here
But Ayesha merely called to me to take
her hand and creep after her.